{"product_id":"stachyurus-chinensis-celina","title":"Stachyurus chinensis 'Celina'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStachyurus chinensis\u003c\/em\u003e 'Celina' lights up the end of winter with long chains of pale yellow bells hanging from bare branches.\u003c\/strong\u003e The flower strings form in autumn and open from late winter into early spring, each one packed with dozens of small cup-shaped flowers. On mature plants they can reach over 20cm, noticeably longer than on most stachyurus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rated H5 by the RHS and holding the Award of Garden Merit, it is hardy to around -15C. It is deciduous: flowers first on bare purplish stems, then dark green leaves through summer that colour up in autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it fits.\u003c\/strong\u003e It prefers partial shade, shelter from cold winds and moist, humus-rich soil that is neutral to acid. It does not need a true ericaceous bed, but it dislikes chalk. Use it in a woodland planting, a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-shade\"\u003eshady border\u003c\/a\u003e or trained against a wall, where the hanging flowers show against the brickwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e a young shrub in a 19cm (3L) pot. From autumn it may be leafless, with next spring's flower strings already visible on the stems.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"19cm \/ 3L","offer_id":58562233860479,"sku":"STACHCHINCEL19","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/stachy.jpg?v=1790781539","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/stachyurus-chinensis-celina","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}